"...the portion of the global Indymedia network located in western Pennsylvania. The purpose of the Pittsburgh IMC is to provide an alternative media outlet to the inhabitants of this fair city and the surrounding land."

"The Pittsburgh Independent Media Center is the portion of the global Indymedia network located in western Pennsylvania. The purpose of the Pittsburgh IMC is to provide an alternative media outlet to the inhabitants of this fair city and the surrounding land. For more information see our mission statement...."

"...emerged from the clouds of tear gas that filled the streets of Seattle in 1999 as a tool for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of truth. Then and now, the stories told through Indymedia come from the hearts and minds of people on the frontlines..."

"If you have contributed by posting media to San Diego Indymedia and want to become involved with our activities that include maintaining the website, supporting activist groups and promoting local independent media, you can come to one of our open meetings..."

"...a network of collectively run media outlets for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of the truth. We work out of a love and inspiration for people who continue to work for a better world..."

"...for the creation of radical, accurate and passionate telling of truth. It aspires to erode the divisions between the reporter and the reported, enabling people in our communities to speak for themselves: sharing their stories, the issues that affect their lives and their action for change..."

"The most important principle governing Indymedia is its independence, having no connection with any political party or organisation, or company/ agency. This policy ensured that any news or information it publishes is free of political interest..."

"...based upon principles of equality, decentralization and local autonomy. The IMCN is not derived from a centralized bureaucratic process, but from the self-organization of autonomous collectives that recognize the importance in developing a union of networks."

"...intended 1.) to serve as a means of mutual support for North American anarchists engaged in intellectual work, both theoretical and empirical; 2.) to facilitate and promote anarchist studies by bringing together students, academics, independent scholars, and activists from across the United States, Canada, and Mexico; and..."

"Anarchism emerged out of the socialist movement as a distinct politics in the nineteenth century. It asserted that it is necessary and possible to overthrow coercive and exploitative social relationships..."